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The conversation began when Rich Cacopolo, chair of the Parks and Waterfront Committee, said constituents raised concerns about people in Hudson River Park not wearing masks. Board members, park staff and residents exchanged perspectives on signage, social pressure, enforcement by PEP officers and police, and whether faster moving users should be routed separately from pedestrians.

Several committee members said signage alone is unlikely to change behavior and recommended a mix of approaches: clear, locally tailored signs that appeal to community responsibility; targeted public‑service messaging; distribution of masks by enforcement or park staff where possible; and outreach that uses local voices and on‑the‑ground social pressure. Jonathan suggested recruiting neighborhood celebrities for short social media PSAs; Coral and others recommended messages framed around protecting neighbors and frontline workers. Mar and others emphasized that enforcement is uneven and that simple guidance is easier for residents and officers to apply.

Board members discussed operational options that intersect with the city’s Open Streets efforts, including dedicating lanes on West Street for bicycles and fast traffic and limiting speed in adjacent park areas so walkers and families can stay separated from high‑speed traffic. Participants noted practical complications: the State Department of Transportation’s repaving work on West Street and the difficulty of policing who is jogging, running or in the same household when people sit in groups.

Several members stressed nuance: runners and cyclists said they prefer not to be confined to slow lanes at all times, some speakers recommended peak‑hour or weekend/weekday distinctions, and others raised equity concerns for families with small children who cannot wear masks. The group agreed to seek further guidance from the Hudson River Park Trust, the local police precinct and parks staff and to explore signage and targeted outreach in the near term.

Robin Rothstein, chair of the Arts & Institutions Committee, said she would collect notes and asked board members to help coordinate follow‑up. The meeting did not adopt a formal resolution; board members asked staff to gather additional information and report back.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Manhattan CB2 May 6, 2020- Joint Parks & Waterfront and Arts & Institutions Committee Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","Parks and Waterfront committee members and attendees debated mask use in parks, possible signage, timing for enforcement and proposals to separate faster‑moving traffic (runners, cyclists) from slow pedestrian areas; board chairs said they will seek guidance from the Hudson River Park Trust and the precinct.","taxTitle","Manhattan City, New York County, New York","taxId",3586,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_46":80,"_48":81,"_50":82,"_52":83,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":84,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":85,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6634735,"Whitney update: Days End installation moving forward; museum coordinates reopening protocols with city museums",2769,2025000,4794000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2662438-9cb9bb09f496fe589d4ec2a48e37ab44&start=2025&end=4794","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2662438-9cb9bb09f496fe589d4ec2a48e37ab44/thumbnail_2025000.jpg","/articles/6634735/Manhattan-City/New-York-County/New-York/Whitney-update-Days-End-installation-moving-forward-museum-coordinates-reopening-protocols-with-city-museums","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6634735-50397d480de1e716f7c9a32dc343714e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771137107&Signature=NAy8ACPEkxrwOWFHygyBKKXsHmLyErN6nApQk5qIv1ocXLmvbXAT8pILTMQYs~73PHdz4FLewZSCsJ0Fr4vksDsFgYai~~uBJWBcjFbU7Mt-oAKw8Z9TJm-mxKlijmHC~leW9IX9wP7p8DsXMhurp51ZAxB7Qe9pCcoJZzG-4kT9Yh21jhexpFYwH3~k1ZoETWR6kFwpsCnxGPQ0KP9r6U6268FY4CCRdRAunhOdVbdXyu2XqGPGXh4B88Hzz7zEsuLiwd4-sjzMeSb4Se3FF4GE-jIXjjxJ41WAOKH3bZAVnYqGC0GVCRuND7uGU3yLP77CEL3N~oLC2DLuGhUXhA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Adam Weinberg, Alice Pratt Brown Director of the Whitney Museum, told Manhattan Community Board 2 that the Whitney’s construction and exhibition plans remain active and that the museum is coordinating reopening guidance with other major New York museums.

Weinberg said fabrication for the Days End installation (David Hammons) is taking place in Toronto and that the team still expects to install it and open in the fall if conditions allow. He described the larger museum reopening effort as a collaborative task force of about 18 New York museums working to set consistent protocols for visitor safety once the governor sets opening dates.

The updates are significant because the Whitney is a major cultural anchor in the neighborhood and its reopening plans affect nearby parks, visitor flows and arts programming. Board members also heard details about the museum’s online programming and education outreach while physical galleries remain closed.

Weinberg reviewed recent museum activity and programming: the Whitney has been producing online talks and programs (Whitney Screens, Whitney Wednesdays), expanding K–12 online offerings and creating family art-making content. He said the museum will emphasize neighborhood access on reopening and planned to increase free admission days early in the reopening period to help people affected by job losses. On finances, Weinberg said the museum expects a revenue shortfall from lost ticketing; it received a PPP loan and philanthropic support and reduced staffing by about 20 percent but expects a multi-year recovery period for attendance and revenue.

On Days End, Weinberg said the work is being fabricated in pieces that can be replaced individually if damaged, and that piles for the installation are set in the water. He showed renderings of how Days End will sit relative to the Gansevoort Peninsula and the riverfront and noted associated education and interpretive materials the museum is preparing.

Board members asked about access for local residents and school programming. Weinberg said people aged 18 and under are free at all times and that the Whitney’s education staff is ramping up online teacher training and remote offerings for schools; he acknowledged uncertainty about field trips if classroom time is compressed. The museum plans podcasts, oral histories and other resources to maintain engagement while public programs are constrained.

Weinberg described the museum’s civic role and said the Whitney intends to welcome nearby residents first when the museum reopens, noting the institution’s roughly one‑third local, one‑third national and one‑third international attendance mix before the pandemic. He said reopening timing remains subject to the governor’s decisions but that the museum expects to be part of an early wave once state guidance permits it.

David Breslin, presented the museum’s online program slate, including weekly film/video showcases, Instagram Live talks about museum operations and an expanded set of education webinars and art‑making sessions for families and schools. The Whitney team asked the board to share questions and said they will continue virtual outreach until in-person activity can safely resume.

Board members thanked the museum for the update and for coordination with Little Island on neighborhood programming.","The Whitney Museum told Community Board 2 members that fabrication for David Hammons’ Days End installation is underway, several fall and winter exhibitions remain planned, and the Whitney is leading a citywide museum task force to align reopening protocols; the museum also said it will expand free access days early in its reopening period.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_46":92,"_48":93,"_50":94,"_52":95,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":96,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":97,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6634739,"Little Island project says construction resumed; still slated to open next May",1256,750000,2006000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2662438-9cb9bb09f496fe589d4ec2a48e37ab44&start=750&end=2006","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2662438-9cb9bb09f496fe589d4ec2a48e37ab44/thumbnail_750000.jpg","/articles/6634739/Manhattan-City/New-York-County/New-York/Little-Island-project-says-construction-resumed-still-slated-to-open-next-May","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6634739-b5e4458846e36e1b8eeab1b51c8b90c9/orig.mp4?Expires=1771137107&Signature=Kdf-y20Gwl2SmS55UoGmnu2oDuO8S2mNsUlSFyqXZBtEaRT7ytIgo9Vd8KUtk~IOQNYyALfX-1GPetL5R4PvO4egK3kxNYGms1LAm6~Pvc4fVBHSKOxpba9CwH2oRJnIHzwcQVxmc7tpuetzrRssimYtcngUGv~~nSXQkxNhOf1w4lorex8-SozD4l4RMAWF0GyoPXfbjQRJ1~ciID7hMSZsdYxJztU8i3kYzv7e0QkC0As4zk7e~zjaeIvAWSD-Fe8N-er~qCSyR76MS4-QsypVvkTn6q70uPn~T-JWdjHyICfUxKTRgXTsH-Q8gTzphV0FUgRicmkFwH4ACjbJtA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Little Island representatives told Manhattan Community Board 2 on a virtual joint meeting of the Arts & Institutions and Parks & Waterfront committees that construction work resumed after a temporary shutdown and the project remains \"slated to open next May.\" Trish, a Little Island presenter, said crews returned to the site on April 20 with daily health screening and new site protocols.

Board members heard that the project has installed an initial set of plantings and that community programming has moved online while in-person events are postponed. The project’s education team is producing short “webisodes” and Little Island plans to try to preserve positions in its youth-worker program.

The update matters because Little Island (Pier 55) is a high-profile new public green space on the Hudson River waterfront and neighbors have followed its construction closely. The presentation described measures intended to keep construction and staff activity moving while protecting worker health and outlined educational and outreach work that will precede the park opening.

Trish said the site had received its first 12 trees and that crews used a crane for installation, and she showed photographs and a short video giving a view from the future Southwest Overlook. She described the landscape approach as dense and intentionally varied by season. Trish also said the project had planned a short shutdown before the governor’s announcement and then began a work suspension consistent with contractor recommendations; crews returned on April 20 under a new set of protocols that include a nurse on site for morning temperature checks, additional sanitation stations, required masks, social distancing measures and limits on crew size.

On community programs, Little Island’s director of education and engagement, Michael Wiggins, described a set of short art-making webisodes created by teaching artists and distributed to local schools and community partners. Wiggins said the videos are roughly 10 minutes and use common household materials; examples included a rain stick project and instructions for making clay. The team is also trying to maintain its youth-worker program and hopes to bring “at least two people back into that program in the fall,” Trish said.

Board members asked about plantings, design changes and construction pacing. Trish said the landscape architect intends “a botanical garden” feel and that the planting palette emphasizes natives and species suitable for a marine environment; she offered to share Signe Nielsen’s plant list with the board. When asked about design changes, Trish said the project is far enough along that major design shifts were not feasible without disrupting the construction schedule; she cited a past change from traditional theater seats to bench seating in the amphitheater to make that space feel more public and informal.

The Little Island team described a steady stream of construction milestones — additional tree deliveries were expected in the coming days — and encouraged neighbors to view progress from nearby vantage points while in-person programming remains paused.

Board members expressed appreciation for the update and for Little Island’s outreach; the presentation closed with thanks and a handoff to the Whitney Museum presenters.","Representatives from Little Island told Manhattan Community Board 2 that construction resumed with safety protocols, 12 trees are on site, and remote community programming is continuing while the team works toward opening \"next May.\"","actionData","errors"]

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Community Board 2 members discuss masks, signage and traffic flow in parks and along the Hudson Greenway

Whitney update: Days End installation moving forward; museum coordinates reopening protocols with city museums

Little Island project says construction resumed; still slated to open next May